bitstock

[ bit-stok ]

/ ˈbɪtˌstɒk /

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noun Machinery, Carpentry.

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Origin of bitstock

First recorded in 1880–85; bit¹ + stock

Words nearby bitstock

bit part, bit player, bit rate, bitser, bit slice, bitstock, bitstream, bitsy, bitt, bitten, bitter

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How to use bitstock in a sentence

First, about 1750, the so-called English or Sheffield bitstock appeared.
Woodworking Tools 1600-1900|Peter C. Welsh

British Dictionary definitions for bitstock

bitstock

/ (ˈbɪtˌstɒk) /

noun

the handle or stock of a tool into which a drilling bit is fixed

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